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The Man From Earth | 
| Director: Richard Schenkman
Actors: John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, William Katt, Annika Peterson
Studio: Starz
Buy New: $2.99
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 92
Genre: Drama
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 88 Minutes
ASIN: B001D0BI5W
Release Date: September 8, 2008
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| Synopsis:
On a cold night in a remote cabin, Professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith of CSI: Miami) gathers his most trusted colleagues for an extraordinary announcement: He is an immortal who has migrated through 140 centuries of evolution and must now move on. Is Oldman truly Cro-Magnon or simply insane? Now one man will force these scientists and scholars to confront their own notions of history, religion and humanity, all leading to a final revelation that may shatter their world forever. John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise), William Katt (The Greatest American Hero), Ellen Crawford (ER) and Tony Todd (Candyman) co-star in this provocative final work by Jerome Bixby, renowned as one of the greatest science-fiction authors of all time. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Highly Intellectual, and Entertaining September 3, 2008
J. Moore (Garden of Earthly Delights)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
There is no, well very little, action or romance here. The movie is essentially and intellectual exploration of what it would be like for someone who lived for 14,000 years. Don't let that read as boring, because it is not at all.
What would it really be like to live for 14,000 years? Would you learn a bunch of languages and forget them after you haven't used them for a hundred or so years? Would you be able to identify yourself as a Cro-Magnon man after the phrase has been coined?
John is a college professor who has decided to quit his job and gathers up his friends at his cabin for a going away party. Over some nice Scotch he reveals a captivating story of a live that has lasted 140 centuries.
Do they believe him? Is he lying? Is he crazy? Is it some weird thought experiment? Or, is he telling the truth?
What is his take on the Christ and Buddha? On man? The environment?
I really enjoyed watching this thought-provoking movie. It's got an independent flavor, but is very accessible.
 Earth version of K-Pax August 24, 2008
Midwest David
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A man at a goodbye party asks his friends what a Cro Magnon man who had lived 14,000 years would be like. His friends, college professors of biology and anthropology and such, agree that such a person would look like a modern man and have the same intelligence.
The conversation turns to whether or not he is such a person. His friends reactions vary from amusement at his game to taking great offense. His story about the one time he lived as an historical figure that we know today really ruffled some feathers.
This movie reminded me a bit of K-Pax, except he claims to be from earth and not space. It was less funny and more thoughtful than K-Pax. It also gets resolved as to whether or not he is telling the truth.
This is a nice movie if you like thoughtful dialogue and getting your mind twisted around. No action or special effects so some people will find it boring.
Overall, worth a few bucks and 90 minutes of your time.
 Not very good September 20, 2008
J. D. JANSEN (St. Louis, MO)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The structure of "The Man From Earth" is very simple--half a dozen characters talking in a small house. As such the movie is going to rely on an interesting concept, good writing, and great acting to pull it through. Unfortunately the concept only sustains about half the movie, the writing is mediocre and the acting at best terrible. The characters as presented are stereotypes-the wise-cracking middle-aged guy, the "cool" predator professor, the wise black man. The characters have reactions to the revelation of their friend being a 14000 year old Cro-Magnum that are very stagy and over the top (Who would really pull a gun on someone he thought was delusional?). The back and forth sustains the first half of the movie with some interest, but its all downhill after the "big secret" is revealed. The acting gets even more overwrought as the writer pushes the point of view that undoubtedly was the point of the whole mental exercise. This might have worked better as a short story but the film as is can not be recommended.
Very entertaing & Thought provoking too August 24, 2008
J. Hathaway (Lititz, PA United States)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This TV drama is very though provoking as well as mind-boggling. The basic storyline is a modern era college professor gathers his closest friend and colleagues together at his mountain cabin home for an evening. While they are enjoying the good food, good wine and fireplace...he announces to the group that he has been alive for 140 centuries, since the dawn of man. Spoiler Alert: he even reveals that he was Jesus Christ.
Wonderful Idea September 21, 2008
Sara B. Rubin (Indianapolis, Indiana USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love the idea of this movie. To imagine that there is a person who has lived for 14,000 years forces the viewer to rethink so many "truths." However, I was quite disappointed in the acting, which at times felt over done and I felt that some of the reactions of the main character's friends seemed unlikely.
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